47 Species found at Old Woman Island, The Wall, rainy start turned into sunny delightful day, 3-5 m viz, 1st dive/2nd dive. (Forecast said 15 kt winds and 2 m swell!)
*most species found this outing.
Ardeadoris aff. averni /1
Bornella anguilla /1
Berthella martensi /2
Chromodoris kuiteri 2
Chromodoris splendida 1
Dermatobranchus cf. primus 1/1
Dermatobranchus ornatus /3
Dermatobranchus rodmani 1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus /1
Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/2
Elysia pusilla /1
Facelina sp. 7 1
Flabellina exoptata 1/1
Glossodoris hikuerensis 1
Glossodoris sp. 3 1
Glossodoris vespa 1
Goniobranchus albonares /3
Goniobranchus decorus /1
Goniobranchus geometricus 1
Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species!
Goniobranchus verrieri /1
Halgerda albocristata 2
Halgerda aurantiomaculata 1 (This is the largest one we have ever seen at about 130 mm!)
Hypselodoris jacksoni 4/3
Jorunna parva 1
Jorunna sp. 3 1
Kaloplocamus acutus 1/2
Mexichromis festiva 1
Noumea haliclona /1
Phyllidia elegans 1/1
Phyllidia exquisita /1
Phyllidia ocellata 4
Phyllidiella lizae 1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1
Phyllodesmium magnum /1
Phyllodesmium sp. 2 1
Protaeolidiella juliae 2
Pteraeolidia ianthina 11/1
Roboastra luteolineata 2
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1
Tambja morosa 1
Tambja tenuilineata /1
Tambja victoriae 1
Thuridilla albopustulosa /1
Thuridilla carlsoni 1/1
*Thuridilla splendens 12/8
Tritoniopsis alba 3/3
Old Woman Island and surface conditions
The substrate on top of the Wall
Joey about to go hunting!
Phyllidia ocellata
Phyllidia ocellata 130 mm!!
Protaeolidiella juliae
Kaloplocamus acutus
Glossodoris vespa
Tambja tenuilineata
Facelina sp. 7
Halgerda albocristata
Tambja victoriae
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Goniobranchus geometricus
Glossodoris sp. 3
Chromodoris kuiteri
Tritoniopsis alba
Phyllidia elegans
Thuridilla albopustulosa
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Phyllodesmium sp. 2
Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species!
Berthella martensi mating pair
Goniobranchus sp. 1 /2 Our 524th species
